Just look at it this way...
What happens when you get caught speeding?
What happens when you get caught street racing?
One is more severe then the other.
That logic applies in this situation but compare street racing to drunk driving and the logic falls apart.
I'm not meaning to pick on your post, just taking the opportunity to point out the real danger on our roads - drunk driving.
For the record, I no longer street race
ever. The kind of racing I do would certainly cause some serious damage by doing it on the street.